Episode 5
After hundreds of miles on the road, and quite a few hours in the bars of Arkansas, Steve Boggan finds himself on the home straight following a $10 bill across America.
Written by Steve Boggan.
After hundreds of miles on the road, and quite a few hours in the bars of Arkansas, Steve Boggan finds himself on the home straight - and yet many of his final hours following the ten dollar bill are spent halfway up a tree trying not to sneeze.
Having been asked by a newspaper editor, several years ago, to pursue a ten pound note through a series of transactions in Britain , Steve Boggan decides to undertake something more ambitious - to spend 30 days following the same ten dollar bill across America. What might appear to be a whimsical conceit becomes a surprisingly poignant and often funny foray into the heartland of the ordinary. Surrendering himself to the decisions of others and their daily purchases proves to be a strangely cathartic experience which also opens his eyes to a world of serendipity and unexpected kindness.
Music by Crash Meadows: an Arkansas local band who welcomed the author in Hot Springs.
Read By Ian Redford
Abridged and produced By Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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- Fri 27 Jul 2012 09:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
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